Outstepping the literal bounds of genre, Euripides' Helen has been
referred to by scholars as both a tragedy and a comedy. In this
sensitive new translation by James Michie and Colin Leach,
Euripides' fragile structure of subtlety, in both timing and tone,
is beautifully preserved. From the myth ascribed to the Sicilian
poet Stesichorus, Helen plays on the question of two Helens: one a
phantom in Troy, and the other the real Helen who remained in
Egypt. A myriad of reversals, thought-provoking examples of
differing orders of reality, and juxtapositions of opposites, allow
Euripides to comment on the futility of war and the distinction
between appearance and reality.
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